Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 48.7% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
|
Haiti
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,563.62
|
$16.65
UYU739.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,483.60
|
$9.31
UYU413.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$1.79
UYU79.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG195.45
|
$1.34
UYU59.34
|
|
pay 9.2% more for groceries
|
Haiti
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG325.75
|
$2.27
UYU100.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$6.19
UYU275.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG739.87
|
$3.87
UYU171.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG364.23
|
$3.50
UYU155.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG900.16
|
$3.83
UYU170.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$1.17
UYU51.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG70.92
|
$1.09
UYU48.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$0.59
UYU26.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.10
|
$1.18
UYU52.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG295.52
|
$0.79
UYU35.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG165.49
|
$0.77
UYU34.40
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Haiti
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG261.50
|
$7.05
UYU313.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,606.03
|
$45.52
UYU2,022.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,560,551.03
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,499,348.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG466.48
|
$21.42
UYU951.38
|
|
pay 35.3% less for housing
|
Haiti
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,627.54
|
$38.19
UYU1,696.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG118,574.33
|
$604.11
UYU26,836.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG115,968.30
|
$444.71
UYU19,755.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG9,964.23
|
$91.38
UYU4,059.44
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Haiti
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,030.15
|
$340.39
UYU15,121.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG894,884.58
|
$7,149.59
UYU317,614.92
|
|
pay 41.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Haiti
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG651.51
|
$3.27
UYU145.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG214.69
|
$3.80
UYU168.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG260.60
|
$4.87
UYU216.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,061.37
|
$51.06
UYU2,268.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,303.01
|
$9.53
UYU423.57
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
|
Haiti
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,424.12
|
$85.71
UYU3,807.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,772.61
|
$46.60
UYU2,070.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,636.17
|
$124.95
UYU5,550.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,545.22
|
$100.59
UYU4,468.43
|
|
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